Mucus and Mucosa

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Jonathan Nugent, Maeve O'Connor
John Wiley & Sons, 14 sept. 2009 - 192 pages
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Introduction
1
Regulation of secretion from serous and mucous cells in the trachea
4
Regulation of intestinal goblet cells in situ in mucosal explants and in the isolated epithelium
20
Airway mucus composition and regulation of its secretion by neuropeptides in vitro
40
Acute and chronic models for hypersecretion of intestinal mucin
61
Proteinases release mucin from airways goblet cells
72
General Discussion Regulation of mucus secretion
89
Some characteristics of duodenal epithelium
94
Macromolecular properties and polymeric structure of mucus glycoproteins
157
Effects of the antioestrogens clomiphene and tamoxifen on the cervical factor in female infertility
173
Terminal glycosylation in human cervical mucin
180
Comparative studies of mucus and mucin physicochemistry
196
Hydration kinetics of exocytosed mucins in cultured secretory cells of the rabbit trachea a new model
212
Final general discussion Mucus swelling secretion and effects on cilia
226
Epithelial preparations
229
Closing remarks
235

Fluid transport across airway epithelia
109
Some nonmucin components of mucus and their possible biological roles
121
Mucus glycoprotein structure gel formation and gastrointestinal mucus function
137

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À propos de l'auteur (2009)

Jonathan Nugent is the editor of Mucus and Mucosa, published by Wiley.

Maeve O'Connor is the editor of Mucus and Mucosa, published by Wiley.

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